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- Your Medium
- palm wax candles and other scented gifts
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 7
- First show ever
- My first show was at a church show where I sold all but one item - I was hooked every since.
- What is your website?
- http://www.bythebaybotanicals.com
- What are the best things about art fairs
- Meeting and talking to the people who will be fans and collectors of your work.
- Best show ever and why
- My best show was several years ago at a juried out door street festival. I won a first prize ribbon in the category - I can't remember what the category I entered. I sold out that day.
- Worst show ever and why
- The worst show was one where only 25 people came through the whole weekend and the only food vendor left at 1:00. It was pretty pathetic.
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- Never left a show early - I am there to the end as you can get your best sales at the end of a show.
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New Blog Series - The ABC's of Doing Art Fairs - A is for Advertising and Advantage
Posted on October 3, 2011 at 10:33am 1 Comment 1 Like
Hey all! Remember me? The gal who did a 40 Questions Blog Series? I had A LOT and I mean A LOT of fun doing the whole series here on artfairinsiders.com as well as on my own blog - www.quickcraftartisttips.blogspot.com, but it wasn't until this summer a follower of the blog said - didn't you cover it all in 40 questions? What more can you talk about? After some thought, I realized it never ends - the advice, the experiences,…
ContinueThe Maryland Seafood Festival... My review!
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:54am 3 Comments 1 Like
Greetings all! I have been on a hiatus (of doing fairs) since May - mostly due to the scorching heat we get here in MD... and since this has been a record breaking year in the heat department, I think I made a right choice. However, was the choice right in doing The Maryland Seafood Festival?
The nuts and bolts...
Dates: Sept. 10/11 from 10-9…
ContinueHurricane Irene - art fair cancelations??
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 4:57pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
I'm back and have a story to share!
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:52pm 11 Comments 1 Like
I just want to say to Connie and all who particpate on this site that while I have disappeared for a month or two I am in love with this site all over again. The content is great! I love seeing booth shots and detailed reviews of art fairs. The month of May was hectic - shows each weekend and no time to really catch up doing stock. All the fairs were in Maryland and have to say Maryland is a good state to be in as my sales are better than last years totals.
The "story"…
ContinueApparently You Can Damage a Trimline Canopy... Here's how!
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 7:29pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
First off I am a lover of Trimline and will always be. You will see why I say so further in this post.
So it all started 1 week ago when on a sunny yet windy day I got out my trimline to wash it. Go through the steps of setting…
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Your work sounds good, but I'm not sure it will pass our Jury. It's a very low key jury process, but their rule of thumb is: If you can look at it, it's Art, if you can use it, it's Craft. There are some exceptions, so I will send your information on to our chair person and see what she says.
I will keep my eyes out for a show that is a better fit for you down here. I just did one in April that would have been perfect. It was the Fred Huette Herb & Flower show, and Spring Art & Craft show (two shows in one). Check out http://www.fredheutte.org/. There may be a Christmas show there in December, but it's not listed.
Have you ever done the shows at Chincoteague Island? I did Thanksgiving and Easter, but the sales were slow. I think I'll try Thanksgiving again, mainly because I like to visit the Island that weekend.
Thanks,
Teressa
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